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    Cattleya aurantiaca breeding

    Hi David, Thanks for your response. I totally understand what you mean. I am just not in any position to have, find or pay for any awarded plants. Also, I am not sure any kind of award quality flower is worth much more around my area. from what I can see, it is not something people have much...
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    Cattleya aurantiaca breeding

    Thanks for the input. I am not elitist and i think standard plants will be fine. You got to start somewhere 😊
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    For Sale Flasks available

    Looks nice. Perhpas also a short text with the expected amount of seedlings in a flask? Will you try to ship to europe?
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    Cattleya aurantiaca breeding

    As I said I have a guy with a lab that will do the germination. I will pollinate the plant and leave the plant to make the seeds, then ;)
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    Cattleya aurantiaca breeding

    Hi tony, Thanks for the input! Its just a normal plant. I will give it a try. I have a lab that can do the germination.. 😊
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    Cattleya aurantiaca breeding

    Hi, I have a cattleya aurantiaca in full flower. I want to experiment with making my own seeds, so i was wondering if you guys have any knowledge on the matter. Can i self it and if so, how long does a flowerpod take? Thanks! 😊
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    Seedlings dying off

    Thanks. I will try to work on my fertilizing a bit. I was probably a bit too lazy to read up on it and go all the way. I am not sure if the moldy substrate is because of that. It was more like when soil has been too wet and there is algae growth. But I will try a different way. And yes, your...
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    Seedlings dying off

    What is Dragons blood? I never heard of it before. Probably not something I can get around here..
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    Seedlings dying off

    I know. I am just not sure there is enough airflow in my room for them to dry fast enough..
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    Seedlings dying off

    Thanks. It's just on the top that it looks of like this. Just underneath it looks "normal" But was also thinking that is could be retaining too much water? I am afraid of watering from the top, as the shoots would be full of water. keeping the plant separated from the others and not mixing the...
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    Dorchid’s Flasks

    nice. Starting to look like real plants :)
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    Seedlings dying off

    Hi, I june i got some coccinum flasks. They seemed to be growing nicely, but now it seems some of them are beginning to die. I water with fertilizer at every watering, by soaking the pots. Sometimes i give the pots a little spray from the top. Could the sprying have caused it, if there comes...
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    Wanted Flasks in europe?

    hi :) Yes, I ended up buying 2 from a member here. The post threw them around a bit, but the plants looked nice. I was planning on getting more in spring. not necessarily from the same member, but in general from the eu. I want to explore growing seedlings a bit more. :)
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    Dorchid’s Flasks

    just out of interest, would it not make more sense to sow the seeds with more space, so you can see the plants individually, when they germinate? Where are you located?
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